2026 youth championships of Chania - girls U12
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Chania, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 527, and top seed was Olga Volani (🇬🇷 GRE, 1671).
Olga Volani (🇬🇷 GRE, 1671) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Elli Gagani (4.0). Volani won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇬🇷Chania, Greece
Dates
20 Jan 2026 → 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsOlga Volani led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Olga Volani never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Olga Volani beat Elli Gagani (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Olga Volani 5 wins (R1–R5)Elli Gagani 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Olga Volani | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Elli Gagani | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FIDE 541024834 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 42197104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volani, Olga | 1671 | GRE | +2N | +4N | +5B | +3N | +6B | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2270 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Gagani, Elli | 1490 | GRE | −1B | +5N | +3B | +6N | +4B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 865 | -10.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 541024834 | 0 | — | +4B | +6B | −2N | −1B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 42197104 | 0 | — | −3N | −1B | +6N | +5B | −2N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 541007492 | 0 | — | +6N | −2B | −1N | −4N | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42189233 | 0 | — | −5B | −3N | −4B | −2B | −1N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Volani, OlgaGRE+10.05.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 421892330.00.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 421971040.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gagani, ElliGRE-10.04.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 421892330.00.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 421971040.02.0 pts · #3